Fig and Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole dried black mission figs
• 1 cup whole dried brown calymyrna figs
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground mace
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 3⁄4 cups light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups coarsely chopped roasted almonds
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup Armagnac